Sunday, February 3, 2013

20 Jan 2013 - Hoary Redpoll in CT

I had really, really good intentions on spending significant time in the field studying redpolls this winter. So far I've spent a combined three hours doing so. Lucky for me there *should* still be a few good weeks of redpoll watching left, although feeder reports seem to have tapered in recent days. Carolyn Sedgwick and I were very glad to visit a friend's backyard last month in search of the Hoary Redpoll(s) he and his wife had been hosting for several days. Our two-hour vigil turned up one obvious Hoary and fleeting glimpses at a couple of less obvious likely Hoaries.

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Now working as an Orthopaedic Surgery PA since graduating in December of 2009. When I'm not roaming the halls of a Connecticut hospital, I can be found birding the coast of New Haven County, traveling, catching up on sleep, fishing Long Island Sound, or watching the Mets blow a 5-run lead. And of course an interest in music, movies, and all sorts of stuff. Of all my interests, birding is right there at the top, and is certainly one of the most unique and worthwhile.

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After years of digiscoping I purchased a dSLR, the Canon 7D, in July 2011 along with the 400mm f5.6 prime lens.All of my shots on this website are taken with either the Canon 7D or digiscoped with a Canon Powershot unless otherwise noted.ALL PHOTOS are Copyright Nick Bonomo 2008-2015 unless otherwise noted.

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